Your chance to be a Blazer

Think you can play better defense than Zach Randolph, run the fast break more adeptly than Jarrett Jack and provide better locker room chemistry than Darius Miles? If so, then it's time to put your money where your mouth is:

The Portland Trail Blazers are hosting an open tryout at 9 a.m. June 30 at the Hoop in Salem.

The tryout is open to anyone one full year removed from high school or older. The fee is $100, and the tryout is limited to 120 players. At least one player will be chosen to try out for Portland's summer league team.

The Hoop is located at 3575 Fairview Industrial Drive SE. Organizers will provide lunch for those who try out. For more information, contact the Hoop at (503) 371-4667.

Just to be clear, you're not trying out for a spot on the summer league team; you're trying out for a chance to try out for the Vegas Summer League team. Still, if you've got some game and an extra C-note in your pocket, you might as well give it a shot. If nothing else, you'll probably get a chance to kick it with Pooh Jeter.